Opportunity at National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST
Quantum Optical Networks for Quantum Computers
Location
Communications Technology Laboratory, Radio Frequency Technology Division
opportunity |
location |
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50.67.22.C0278 |
Boulder, CO |
Please note: This Agency only participates in the February and August reviews.
Advisers
name |
email |
phone |
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Tasshi Dennis |
tasshi@nist.gov |
303.497.3507 |
Description
Quantum information technologies promise exponential improvements over classical technologies, with recent demonstrations of quantum computers having tens of qubits using superconducting circuits operating at microwave frequencies. The growth of quantum computers is expected to depend critically on their ability to be networked through optical communications channels. Quantum transducers being developed at NIST using optical cavities and quantum dots are leading the way toward connecting super-conducting qubits to optical photons for networking. The characteristics of optical channels to establish a “quantum internet” must be defined and developed in terms of operational thresholds, entanglement protocols, entanglement lifetime, and propagation characteristics. Research proposals are being sought that would advance efforts to build and experimentally demonstrate the world’s first optical network of super conducting quantum computers.
Keywords:
Quantum Internet; Optical Communications; Networking Protocols; Optical System Design; Quantum Computers; Entanglement; Quantum Transduction; State Tomography; Teleportation
Eligibility
Citizenship:
Open to U.S. citizens
Level:
Open to Postdoctoral applicants
Stipend
Base Stipend |
Travel Allotment |
Supplementation |
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$74,950.00 |
$3,000.00 |
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